The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-25
Wisconsin Items.

1880, SO,Ot4.Of.
Wisconsin Items.
The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 2. 7515(@f54c.
Corn-No. 2, 3915Q13914c. Oats-No. =, SIC.
Rye-No. l, SIC. Barley-No. 2, SIC
Syndicates at Eau Claire now control ten
thousand acres of mining lands
At present Wisconsin has thirty-one
Christian associations for young men.
The other evening Benjamin Foster, son
of Hon. Sidney Foster, of Durand, Pepin
County, was run over by the cars and
fatally wounded.
A sanitarium costing $4,000 is soon to be
erected at Ashland on the bay front.
The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Rich
ards, pioneer citizens, who died at PotosiY
Grant County, within eleven hours OF each
other, aged respectively seventy eight and
e:ghty-twoyears, were buried at Elk Grove
a few days ago.
Thomas Flanagan, aged seventeen years,
committed suicide at Milwaukee the other
night by dashing his head against the wall,
scattering his brains about the apartment
George Law, aged fourteen years, son of
Charles Law, well-known railroad con-
ductor, was fatally injured few days
ago by the premature discharge of his gun
while hunting at Pewaukee, Waukesha
County.
Wood-choppers near Hayward, Sawyer
County, the other day cut down big
hollow pine tree in which were two big
black bears and three little ones.
The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, Knights
of Pythias, at it's recent session in Mil
waukee elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Grand Chancellor, B.
w. Ham, Milwaukee; Vice-Chancellor, s.
d. Hubbard, Mondovi; Master of Elk
chequer, Fred Kraus, Milwaukee; Keeper
of Records and Seals, L. w. Cole, Mil
waulzee; Master-at- Arms H. j. Weed, Osh-
kosh; Inner Guard, Philip Walter, Mil
waukee; Outer Guard, A. w. Goetz, Jr.,
Milwaukee,; Supreme Representative,
George B. Shaw, Eau Claire.
The second largest mining transaction
secret since the Gogebic iron region was
opened up was recently made through the
sale of the Iron King and Bonnie mines by
John E. Burton to a New York syndicate.
Tho Iron King was sold on a basis of
100000 and the Bonnie on a basis of $780,
600, Mr.. Burton retaining a liberal interest
in each.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Barron within the next eighteen months.
1t is estimated that the catch Of fish in
Green bay up at the Door the past winter
will be about sixty tons, for which the
fishermen will receive about $1,000.
A balloon five hundred feet in length
and fifty feet in diameter is being con-
structed at Berlin to be propelled by two
steam engines off fty-horse- power each.
Il Mod leo n
few days ago to fifteen years in prison for
criminally assaultng Mrs. George Wal
drOn.
Louis De Silve, Milwaukee gambler,
who was recently shot by Gus McCabe, has
mysteriously left the city, taking with him
his wife and family. The opinion pre-
vailed that De Silve was paid TO take up
his residence elsewhere.
1t is said that man working in lumber
camp near Florence falls into trance
about seven o'clock every Saturday night
and holds imaginary conversations with
woman in Green Bay, whom he says has
bewitched him. He frequently talks to
her half the night, repeating her replies
for the benefit of his companions
A dastardly attempt was made the other
evening to wreck o Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul train near Eau Claire Some mis-
creaDt broke the lock and moved a switch
at Green's Crossing, sending the entire
train from the track Fortunately the
fanges of the wheels caught firmly in one
side of the track and averted terrible dis
aster. The engineer was slightly injured
and the train delayed several hours.
Cecil, in Shawano County, is the largest
tie shipping point on the Lake Shore road.
Over go, 600 ties and posts will be shipped
from there this spring.
Chelsea, Taylor County, has papier-
naaclte factory, and also an establishment
where all kinds Of German and Swiss toys
are made. The former is claimed to be the
only factory of the kind in the country.
The post-office at Palmyra was robbed of
small sum of money few nights ago.
Reports from the most reliable sources
show that there is now under contract in
Wisconsin more railway construction tina n
at any other time for years past. The
total mileage under contract is 60
One of Eau Claire's leading citizens re-
ceived instructions few days ago from
Boston syndicate to invest in ten thousand
acres of iron land not over forty miles from
Eau Claire.
A new post-of1ce has been established at
Agenda, Ashland County.
r vein of hard hematite ore was recently
discovered thirteen feet below the surface
at point about one mile southeast of Chel-
sea, Taylor County.
Frank Sands dwelling and barn near
Augusta, Eau Claire County, were de-
stroyed by fire the other morning. Loss,
$1,000; insurance, $500.
Sportsmen at Ahnapee, Kewaunee Coun-
ty, have secured large quantities of wild
rice to sow in the spring h-order to make
good feeding and shooting grounds for
wild ducks next fall.
c. w. Ehman, agent of the G. & J.
Michels Brewing Company at La Crosse,
has gone to Canada. Investigation of his
books shows that his sudden departure
was owing to shortage of something over
| 81, Co.,
Department Commander Griffin, of the
Grand Army of the Republic, recently
made appointments as follows: Assistant
Adjutant-General 6. A. Barry, of Eau
Claire; Assistant Quartermas ter General,
Charles W. Mott, of Milwaukee; Judge
Advocate, W. H. Beebe, Of Platteville; In
spector L. Ferguson, of Brandon; Chief
Mastering Officer, James Miles, Of Reeds
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"A sturgeon weighing forty-eight pounds
was caught recently in Yellow lake, Bur-
nett County.
Peter Paulson was killed by the cars
early the other morning near Burlington.
he was intoxicated. His body was badly
mangled and the remains were found four
hundred feet along the track.
The raiLplate mill, nail factory and
cooper shops Of the North Chicago rolling
mill at Bay View. near Milwaukee, re-
sumed operations the other morning, after
an idleness of several months.
The news was recently received of the
death of consumption at Lamar. Mo-, Of
MI c. NJ Adams, a well-known Beloit
YONG man, who lately went &c Lamar to
engage n business.